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About GM Rural Training
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The mission of the company is to provide quality training to rural Australians & people who use pesticides to ensure they and their employees are aware of their obligations under the relevant Acts and obtain the knowledge and skills required to meet these regulations.
GM Rural Training (formerly Graham Matthews Training) is a registered training organization having undergone and met the high standards demanded by the national audit process. GM Rural Training is registered throughout Australia to deliver the national farm chemical competency standards as defined in the Conservation and Land Management Training Packages and is one of the major private providers of farm chemical safety training in NSW.
The Director of GM Rural Training is Graham Matthews. Graham has been providing training to the rural community since 1992. Graham has over 30 years experience in the industry (20 years as a Council Chief Noxious Weeds Officer) and has presented papers at many seminars and conferences. Graham has an Associate Degree in Agricultural Protection from Charles Sturt University and a Certificate IV in Workplace Training. Graham is also a beef cattle producer.
GM Rural Training has a team of qualified instructors most of whom are farmers themselves. All trainers have extensive experience in both practical application and theory and can relate easily to members of the farming community.
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Some comments from participants who have undertaken training:
"Thank you very much for the ChemCert course. Your teaching methods are excellent & it helps make your learning outcomes high. Very impressed with all your knowledge. Best course we've ever been to".
"Graham's presentation was of the highest standard. His positive, friendly attitude and his enthusiastic and entertaining style of communication meant that the wide range of participants (which included men and women of all ages) remained enthralled for the duration of the session".
"Excellent course. Learnt a lot. Looking forward to making my workplace chemically safe''.
"Extremely informative & enjoyable". "Covered more than expected, particularly application and consequences".
"The OH&S instructions were very helpful."
"I got a lot out of this course and found it interesting."
"Trainer maintained friendly and business like class."
"Received more information than I thought you would."
"I have a hearing problem - but at all times Loud & Clear. Well done Graham."
"Excellent course. Got some very good ideas."
"Expecting a boring course but John made it interesting - AAA."
"Great depth of knowledge plus practical experience - thanks."
"The instructor knew what he was talking about from personal experience".
"Overall very well presented by a very competent instructor".
"Thanks John, I learnt a lot and enjoyed your relaxed style of teaching".
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